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A    PORTRAIT 

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GEORGE     WASHINGTON, 

FROM 

AN    ORIGINAL    DRAWING, 

AS    HE    APPEARED    WHILE    REVIEWING     THE    CONTINENTAL    ARMY    ON 
BOSTON    COMMON,    IN   1776; 

A   HISTORY   OF  THE   PORTRAIT, 

AND 

DOCUMENTARY   EVIDENCE 

IN  PROOF  OF  THE  CORRECTNESS  OF  THE  LIKENESS. 

BY    CHARLES    FOX. 


VIGEBIT    IN    OMNE    JEVUM. 


BOSTON: 

PUBLISHED   BY   CROCKER  &   BREWSTER. 
1851. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1851,  by 

CHARLES    FOX, 
In  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  District  of  Massachusetts. 


BOSTON: 
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PREFACE. 


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To  rescue  from  oblivion  a  Portrait  which,  in  the 
opinion  of  competent  judges,  is  a  remarkable  like- 
ness of  the  Father  of  his  Country,  and  to  derive 
some  pecuniary  benefit  from  the  sale  of  it,  are  the 
principal  objects  of  the  author  in  presenting  it  to  the 

public. 

CHARLES    FOX. 

BOSTON,  JANUARY,  1851. 


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GEORGE     WASHINGTON, 


SmPEEME   COMMANDEK   OF  THE   AMEBICAN   ABMY 


FIRST  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA, 


WAS   BORN 


tfje  tfc*rat|r=g«(miD,  tobsnttm  &un&?*d  an® 


IN  THE  COUNTY  OF  WESTMORELAND,  VIKGINIA, 

AND  DEPARTED  THIS  LIFE  AT  MT.  VEKNON, 

December  the  fourteenth,  seventeen  hundred  and  ninety-nine, 
IN  THE  SIXTY-EIGHTH  YEAR  OF  HIS  AGE. 


"  Behold  the  Man  I  Columbia's  pride  and  boast, 
His  head  a  Senate  and  his  arm  a  Host!  " 


POETEAIT    OF    WASHINGTON 


The 
was 


CHAPTER    I. 

HISTORY     OF    THE     PORTRAIT, 

HE  portrait,  from  which  the  engrav- 
ing has  been  executed,  was  discovered 
by  the  author  in  the  possession  of 
a  very  respectable  family  in  Boston, 
in  1847.     They  were  relatives  of  the 
young  artist,  and  had  carefully  preserved 
the  portrait  for  more  than  seventy  years. 
It  was  taken  by  Mr.  Nathaniel  Fullerton 
from  General  Washington,  as  he  appeared, 
on  his  horse,  while  reviewing  the  American 
forces  on  Boston  Common,  in  the  year  1776. 
countenance,  exhibited  in  the  original  drawing, 
so  expressive  of  the  character  of  Washington,  — 


10  PORTRAIT     OF    WASHINGTON. 

of  the  wisdom,  the  benevolence,  dignity,  and  mag- 
nanimity of  that  extraordinary  man,  —  that  I  thought 
it  must  be  a  correct  likeness  of  him.*  Knowing  that 
there  were  a  number  of  aged  persons  living,  who  had 
seen  Washington  when  he  was  in  Boston,  and  like- 
wise met  him  in  other  places,  I  showed  the  original 
portrait  to  a  number  of  them,  individually,  for  the 
purpose  of  obtaining  their  opinions  in  regard  to  the 
correctness  of  the  likeness.  It  is  well  known,  that 
people  far  advanced  in  life  generally  retain  a  clearer 
recollection  of  the  events,  especially  those  of  a  re- 
markable character,  of  their  youthful  days,  than 
they  do  of  persons  and  circumstances  presented  to 
them  in  the  latter  period  of  their  lives. 

The  events  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  the 
personal  appearance  of  the  distinguished  actors  in 
it,  made  too  strong  an  impression  upon  the  minds  of 
all,  who  in  those  days  were  in  the  morning  of  life, 
ever  to  be  obliterated,  while  the  faculty  of  memory 
remained  in  its  full,  or  even  partial  exercise.  I  have 
ever  found  the  memory  of  old  people  remarkably 
retentive  in  relation  to  the  events  of  their  early 

*  The  original  portrait  was  put  into  the  hands  of  Mr.  George 
G.  Smith,  and  the  engraving  is  a  faithful  and  accurate  copy  of 
the  original. 


PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON.  H 

days ;  and  particularly  to  those  of  our  Revolutionary 
struggle. 

Most  of  those  with  whom  I  have  conversed,  have 
related  to  me  the  ceremonies  observed  at  the  time 
Washington  appeared  in  Boston,  and  various  other 
circumstances  of  the  times,  detailed  in  a  manner  so 
minute  as  well  as  prolix,  that  I  have  been  satisfied 
they  had  a  very  vivid  recollection  of  what  they  had 
seen  in  those  days,  however  their  memories  might 
fail  them  in  regard  to  the  events  of  after  years. 

The  result  of  my  investigations,  in  relation  to  the 
correctness  of  the  likeness,  will  be  seen  in  the  testi- 
monials, obtained  from  a  number  of  aged  and 
respectable  individuals,  presented  to  the  reader. 

The  persons,  whose  opinions  are  here  offered, 
have  given  them  after  an  attentive  examination  of 
the  original  portrait ;  and,  while  they  were  looking 
at  it,  I  could  see  the  pleasure  and  satisfaction  they 
felt  in  the  expression  of  their  countenances.  They 
seemed  to  view  it  as  the  face  of  an  old  acquaintance, 
whose  features  were  familiar  to  them,  and  in  whose 
minds  it  excited  the  most  pleasurable  emotions. 
They  generally  looked  at  it  earnestly  for  a  long  time 
without  speaking,  and  then  expressed  their  satis- 
faction at  the  faithfulness  of  the  likeness.  I  was 


12  PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON. 

cautious  not  to  elicit  their  opinion  by  enticing  ques- 
tions, but  suffered  them  to  express  it  themselves ; 
and  it  was  done  by  dictating  to  me,  or  written  by 
their  own  hands. 

The  evidence  that  I  have  offered  to  prove  the 
correctness  of  the  likeness,  I  trust  will  be  satisfac- 
tory to  candid  minds  ;  although  additional  testimony 
could  be  produced  to  the  same  effect,  from  sources 
equally  respectable. 


PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON. 


13 


CHAPTER    II. 

NATHANIEL    FULLERTON,   THE    ARTIST. 

HE  father  of  Nathaniel  Fullerton  was 
a  native  of  Holmes's  Hole,  in  Mar- 
tha's Vineyard.   Young  Fullerton  was 
born  in  School  Street,  in  Boston.     He 
was  an   enthusiastic   young  man,  and 
participated  in  the  feelings  of  those  who 
were  actuated   by   the  spirit  of  indepen- 
dence   which    finally   produced    hostility 
against  England. 

It  was  natural  for  the  children  to  adopt 
the  sentiments  of  their  parents,  and  to  partake 
of  the  excitement  prevailing  at  the  time.  "When  the 
trouble  occurred  between  the  boys  in  Boston  and  the 
British  soldiers  respecting  the  coasting-hills  and  the 
forts  of  snow,  which  the  boys  were  in  the  habit  of 
building  on  the  Common,  and  which  the  British 
soldiers  often  wantonly  destroyed,  a  committee  of  the 
boys  waited  upon  General  Gage  to  complain  of  the 


14  PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON. 

conduct  of  the  troops,  and  to  seek  of  him  some 
redress  for  their  grievances.  It  is  said  that  the 
British  General  received  them  courteously,  viewed 
with  admiration  the  course  they  pursued,  passed 
many  encomiums  upon  their  courage,  and  assured 
them  that  they  should  receive  no  further  molesta- 
tion in  their  sports  from  his  soldiers.  In  this  affair, 
young  Fullerton  took  a  leading  part,  and  was  one  of 
those  who  personally  addressed  the  British  General 
upon  the  subject. 

Young  Fullerton  evinced  a  desire  to  make  portrait 
painting  his  profession ;  but,  being  of  a  consumptive 
habit,  he  was  obliged  to  discontinue  his  application 
to  the  business,  and  sail  on  a  voyage  to  India  for  the 
recovery  of  his  health.  He  returned  to  Boston  from 
his  voyage,  without  having  received  any  benefit  from 
a  change  of  climate  and  business.  He  died  shortly 
after  his  arrival,  and  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  of 
the  Stone  Chapel.  It  is  related  that  his  brother, 
William  Fullerton,  was  one  of  the  party  of  Ameri- 
cans who  labored  on  the  fortifications  on  Breed's 
Hill,  previous  to  the  renowned  battle,  and  injured 
himself  in  such  a  manner  by  his  excessive  exertions, 
that  he  was  carried  home  in  a  state  of  exhaustion, 
and  in  a  short  time  died. 


PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON. 


15 


CHAPTER    III. 

DOCUMENTARY    EVIDENCE, 

IN    PROOF    OF    THE    CORRECTNESS    OF    THE    LIKENESS. 

HE  following  testimonials  have  been 
furnished  by  gentlemen  well  known 
in   Boston,  giving  their   opinions  of 
the  remarkable  correctness  of  the  por- 
trait. 


OPINION    OF   THE    HON.    H.    G.    OTIS. 


OCTOBER  7th,  1848,  I  had  the  pleasure  of 
an  interview  with  the  HON.  HARRISON  G.  OTIS. 
I  found  him  very  feeble  in  health,  but  his  mental 
powers  were  unimpaired.  I  requested  him  to  ex- 
amine the  portrait  of  Washington,  for  the  purpose 
of  obtaining  his  opinion.  After  looking  at  it,  he 
said,  "  I  think  it  a  very  good  likeness  of  General 


16  PORTRAIT     OF     WASHINGTON. 

Washington."  He  then  examined  it  attentively  for 
a  few  moments,  and  added,  "I  can  say,  Sir,  that  I 
think  it  a  very  excellent  likeness  of  Washington." 
Perceiving  that  he  was  very  feeble,  I  did  not  think 
it  a  proper  time  to  ask  for  a  written  opinion,  hoping 
that  I  should  find  another  opportunity  for  asking  the 
favor.  But  this  was  the  last  interview  I  ever  enjoyed 
with  that  distinguished  and  accomplished  gentleman, 
as  he  died  shortly  after. 

CHARLES    FOX. 


PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON.  17 


OPINION    OF    HON.    JEREMIAH    S.    BOIES. 

BOSTON,  JANUARY  22,  1849. 

MR.  CHARLES  Fox,  of  Boston,  has  shown  me  a 
miniature  likeness  of  General  Washington,  taken  by 
Mr.  Fullerton,  in  1776,  whilst  the  General  was  re- 
viewing the  troops  on  Boston  Common.  I  having 
seen  General  Washington  in  the  time  of  the  Revo- 
lutionary War,  when  in  Cambridge — when  he  visited 
Boston,  after  the  close  of  the  War — and  at  his  dwel- 
ling-house at  Mount  Vernon,  where  I  passed  the 
day  in  the  month  of  June  of  the  year  in  which  he 
died;  and  his  elevated  situation  in  life  having  always 
attracted  my  attention  to  his  countenance,  which, 
serious  and  dignified,  made  those  impressions  on  my 
mind  which  the  lapse  of  many  years  has  not  effaced, 
I  am  enabled  to  express  my  opinion  that  the  likeness 
taken  by  Mr.  Fullerton  in  1776  is  so  correct  that  it 
is  worthy  of  preservation;  and  is  a  perfect  likeness, 
when  he  was  reviewing  the  troops  in  Boston. 

JEREMIAH   S.   BOIES. 


18  PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON. 


OPINION    OF    JOHN   WELLES. 

BOSTON,  FEBRUARY  28,  1850. 
> 

HAVING  examined  the  Portrait  mentioned  in  Mr. 
Boies's  testimonial,  I  can  say  that  I  fully  unite  with 
him  in  the  opinion  he  has  expressed  as  to  the  cor- 
rectness of  the  likeness  of  General  "Washington. 

JOHN   WELLES. 


OPINION    OF    ELIPHALET    WILLIAMS. 

BOSTON,  MARCH  3,  1850. 

To  CHARLES  Fox,  ESQ.: 

SIR, — Having  examined  the  Portrait  you  exhib- 
ited to  me,  from  Fullerton,  of  General  Washington,  I 
am  fully  impressed  with  the  belief  that  it  is  the  most 
perfect  likeness  I  have  seen  of  that  important  per- 
sonage. 

Respectfully  yours, 

ELIPHALET   WILLIAMS. 


**'• 

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PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON.  19 


OPINION    OF    THE    HON.    N.    GTTRNEY,   EX-ALDERMAN    OF    BOSTON. 

BOSTON,  NOVEMBER  10th,  1848. 

MR.  CHARLES  Fox  has  shown  me  a  Portrait  of 
General  Washington,  requesting  me  to  express  my 
opinion  in  regard  to  its  correctness. 

I  saw  General  Washington  at  the  time  he  visited 
Boston,  in  1789,  soon  after  he  was  inaugurated  as 
the  first  President  of  the  United  States.  I  was  then 
young,  when  important  objects  and  events  make 
vivid  and  lasting  impressions  upon  the  mind.  I 
well  remember  his  tall  and  dignified  figure,  his 
piercing  eye,  his  sedate  and  somewhat  sallow  counte- 
nance; and,  in  fact,  the  whole  lineaments  of  his  face 
were  indicative  of  his  general  character,  whose  fea- 
tures can  be  better  conceived  than  described.  In 
my  opinion,  the  Portrait  delineates  the  whole  con- 
tour of  the  man  with  remarkable  correctness. 

NATHAN  GURNEY. 


20  PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON. 


OPINION    OF   JABEZ   ELLIS,   ESQ.,   EX-ALDERMAN    OF   BOSTON. 

BOSTON,  OCTOBER,  1848. 

AMONG  the  remarkable  events  of  my  youth,  which 
made  an  indelible  impression  upon  my  memory,  was 
the  appearance  of  General  Washington,  when  he 
visited  Boston,  in  1789.  I  distinctly  remember  his 
form  and  countenance,  and  have  no  hesitation  in 
stating  that  the  miniature  of  him,  drawn  by  Fuller- 
ton,  and  shown  to  me  by  Mr.  Charles  Fox,  is  a 
remarkably  faithful  likeness,  and  expressive  of  the 
virtues  characteristic  of  that  great  and  excellent 
man. 

JABEZ    ELLIS. 


PORTRAIT    OF     WASHINGTON.  21 


OPINION    OF    DAVID   WILLIAMS,   ESQ. 

BOSTON,  OCTOBER  16th,  1848. 

MR.  CHARLES  Fox: 

SIR, — You  ask  my  opinion  on  a  small  picture  you 
show  me  of  that  great  and  good  man,  George  Wash- 
ington. 

I  reply: — Once  only  did  I  ever  see  Washington, 
and  that  was,  as  my  memory  now  serves  me,  early  in 
the  fall  of  the  year  1790,  soon  after  an  adjournment 
of  the  second  session  of  the  first  Congress  under  the 
Constitution.  I  was  young  then,  but  the  whole 
appearance  and  look  of  Washington,  as  he  then 
was,  has  ever  seemed  to  me  as  if  stamped  upon  my 
memory.  He  stood  in  a  citizen's  dress,  his  head 
bare,  his  eye  mild,  looking  downward.  The  picture 
you  show  me  does  seem  to  bring  up  before  me  a 
side  view  of  Washington's  face,  (except  the  eye  of 
the  picture  being  more  upward,)  as  I  saw  him 

in  life. 

Respectfully  yours, 

DAVID    WILLIAMS. 


22  PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON. 


OPINION    OF    DE.    J.    P.    WHITWELL. 


BOSTON,  FEBBUASY  5th,  1849. 

MR.  CHARLES  Fox  having  exhibited  to  me  a  small 
Portrait  of  the  lamented  General  Washington,  and 
having  asked  if  I  saw  him  on  his  public  entrance 
into  this  city  in  1789,  and  recollected  his  counte- 
nance, I  reply,  that  I  saw  him  twice,  if  not  oftener: 
once  when  he  entered  the  city  on  horseback,  with 
his  head  uncovered,  and  bowing  to  those  who  were 
gazing  at  him;  and  subsequently,  on  his  alighting 
from  a  carriage,  accompanied  by  the  late  Hon. 
Thomas  Russell.  I  perfectly  remember  his  sedate 
countenance  and  gentlemanly  deportment.  I  have 
no  hesitation  in  saying,  that  I  think  the  Portrait 
exhibited  to  me  is  a  far  more  just  and  correct  rep- 
resentation of  the  features  and  form  of  the  man,  than 
any  that  I  have  heretofore  seen. 

He  boarded  at  the  house  of  Mrs.  Ingersoll,  now 
standing  at  the  corner  of  Tremont  and  Court  streets. 
Governor  Hjancock  having  neglected  to  call  upon 
him,  General  Washington,  of  course,  did  not  wait 
upon  him  at  his  house  in  Beacon  street.  This 
created  a  great  deal  of  talk  at  the  time,  though  Han- 
cock's friends  all  state  that  it  was  owing  to  the  gout, 


ON.  23 


which  then  afflicted  the  Governor.  Boston  was  at 
that  time  little  more  than  a  village,  containing  about 
sixteen  or  seventeen  thousand  inhabitants;  and  the 
writer  of  this  letter  was  then  a  boy,  between  four- 
teen and  fifteen  years  of  age. 

JOHN    P.   WHITWELL. 

I 


24  PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON, 


OPINION    OF   COLONEL    M.    KOITLSTONE. 


BOSTOX,  NOVEMBER  llth,  1848. 

AT  the  time  that  General  Washington  visited 
Boston,  in  the  year  1789,  I  had  a  good  opportunity 
of  seeing  him;  and  his  face  and  form,  and,  in  fact, 
his  whole  appearance,  I  have  distinctly  remembered 
to  the  present  day.  The  likeness  of  him  bearing  the 
name  of  Fullerton,  Artist,  shown  to  me  by  Mr. 
Charles  Fox,  I  consider  a  very  remarkable  likeness 
of  General  Washington;  and  I  can  truly  say  that, 
to  the  best  of  my  recollection,  I  never  saw  a  better 
one  of  the  man  who  was  "first  in  war,  first  in  peace, 
and  first  in  the  hearts  of  his  countrymen." 

MICHAEL    ROULSTONE. 

• 


PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON.  25 


OPINION    OF    MR.    PHILIP   ADAMS,    OF   BOSTON. 

BOSTON,  OCTOBER  27,  1848. 

THIS  certifies,  that  I  saw  General  Washington  in 
Boston,  at  the  time  he  visited  the  town,  in  the  year 
1789,  and  have  a  clear  recollection  of  the  events  of 
that  day,  and  of  the  personal  appearance  of  Wash- 
ington. 

I  have  attentively  examined  the  likeness  of  Wash- 
ington, drawn  by  Fullerton,  shown  to  me  by  Mr. 
Charles  Fox,  and  can  truly  say,  that  I  think  it  a 

better  likeness  of  him,  as  he  appeared  at  the  time, 

• 

than  any  that  I  have  ever  seen. 

PHILIP    ADAMS. 


26  PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON. 


OPINION    OF    MR.    THOMAS    WHITMAN. 

BOSTON,  OCTOBEB  3d,  1848. 

THIS  certifies,  that  I  saw  General  Washington  in 
Boston,  in  the  year  1776,  and  that  the  likeness  of 
him,  now  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  Charles  Fox, 
bears  a  more  faithful  resemblance  to  Washington 
than  any  portrait  of  him  I  have  ever  seen,  to  the 
best  of  my  recollection;  and  I  have  a  distinct  recol- 
lection of  Washington's  countenance,  having  seen 
him  when  he  entered  the  town,  after  the  evacuation 
by  the  British,  and  again,  upon  his  visit  in  the  year 

1789. 

THOMAS    WHITMAN. 


PORTRA.IT    OF    WASHINGTON.  27 


OPINION    OF   WILLIAM   GREEN,   ESQ. 

BOSTON,  OCTOBER  9,  1848. 

THIS  certifies,  that  I  saw  General  Washington  in 
Boston,  after  his  inauguration  as  President,  and  dis- 
tinctly remember  his  looks.  I  have  attentively 
examined  the  Portrait  of  him,  by  Fullerton,  shown 
to  me  by  Mr.  Charles  Fox,  and  can  truly  say,  that  I 
think  it  bears  the  best  resemblance  to  Washington 
of  any  likeness  of  him  I  have  ever  seen.  I  see  no 
alteration  that  could  be  made  in  it  to  improve  it. 

WILLIAM    GREEN. 


28  PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON. 

* 


OPINION    OF   WM.    LEARNED,   ESQ. 

BOSTON,  OCTOBER  7th,  1848. 

THIS  certifies,  that  I  had  a  good  opportunity  of 
seeing  General  Washington  when  he  visited  Boston, 
after  his  inauguration,  and  I  clearly  remember  his 
looks.  I  can  safely  say  that  the  profile  likeness  of 
him  shown  to  me  by  Mr.  Charles  Fox,  drawn  by 
Fullerton,  is  an  excellent  likeness  of  General  Wash- 
ington; in  fact,  I  think  that  I  never  saw  a  better 
one. 

WILLIAM    LEARNED. 


PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON.  29 


OPINION    OF    MR.    WILLIAM    BENT. 

BOSTON,  JANUARY  2d,  1849. 

MR.  CHARLES  Fox,  of  this  city,  has  shown  to  me 
a  small  Portrait  of  General  Washington,  taken  by 
Fullerton,  and  has  requested  my  opinion  of  the 
resemblance  it  bears  to  the  person  it  represents.  I 
saw  General  Washington  when  he  visited  Boston, 
after  he  was  inaugurated  as  President  of  the  United 
States;  and  from  the  interest  with  which  I  viewed 
so  distinguished  a  man,  I  received  an  impression  of 
his  features,  and  of  his  whole  personal  appearance, 
that  is  indelibly  fixed  in  my  memory. 

According  to  my  recollection  of  him,  I  consider 
the  Portrait  shown  to  me  by  Mr.  Fox  to  be  a 
remarkably  accurate  likeness.  I  think  it  a  better 
one  than  any  that  I  have  ever  seen,  and  could  not 
suggest  any  alteration  that  could  be  made  in  it,  that 
would  improve  the  resemblance  it  bears  to  General 
Washington,  as,  in  my  memory,  he  appeared  at  the 

time  mentioned. 

WILLIAM    BENT. 


30  PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON. 


OPINION    OF    MR.    JOSEPH   JONES. 


BOSTON,  JANUARY,  1849. 

I  AM  one  of  the  few  men  now  living  who  can  say 
they  have  seen  General  Washington.  I  saw  him  at 
two  different  periods  of  my  life — once  when  he  was 
in  Boston,  in  the  year  1776,  and  again,  after  his 
inauguration,  in  1789;  and  though  I  am  now  far 
advanced  in  years,  I  distinctly  remember  his  looks 
and  appearance,  on  both  occasions. 

Mr.  Charles  Fox  has  submitted  to  my  inspection 
a  small  Portrait  of  that  distinguished  man,  drawn  by 
Fullerton,  which  appears  to  me  to  bear  a  more 
exact  resemblance  to  him  than  any  I  have  ever  seen. 
I  do  not  hesitate  to  say  that,  in  my  opinion,  it  is  a 
better  likeness  of  General  Washington  than  any  one 
that  I  have  met  with  before. 

JOSEPH    JONES. 


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OPINION    OF    ISAAC    DUPEE,   ESQ. 

BOSTON,  OCTOBER,  1848. 

THIS  may  certify,  that  I  saw  General  Washington 
when  he  visited  Boston,  in  the  year  1789,  and 
witnessed  the  ceremonies  and  pageantry  on  that 
occasion.  The  whole  is  fresh  in  my  mind.  The 
mechanics  joined  in  the  procession,  carrying  the 
implements  of  their  trades  in  their  hands.  The 

oldest  master  of  each  trade  bore  a  banner,  and  one 

. 
of  them,   borne   by   Richard   Skillings,  pump   and 

block  maker,  I  have  now  in  my  possession.  General 
Washington  walked  in  the  procession,  from  near  the 
Old  South  Church  to  the  Old  State  House,  followed 
by  his  white  horse,  led  by  his .  colored  servant. 

I  distinctly  remember  Washington's  appearance, 
and  was  near  enough  to  him  to  see  the  tears  on  his 
cheeks — he  was  so  much  affected  by  the  respect  and 
love  manifested  towards  him.  The  likeness  of  him, 
bearing  the  name  of  Fullerton  as  Artist,  shown  to 
me  by  Mr.  Charles  Fox,  is  a  more  correct  representa- 
tion of  him  than  I  have  ever  seen. 

Washington's  countenance  is  indelibly  impressed 


32  PORTRAIT    OF     WASHINGTON. 

upon  my  memory,  and  I  have  never  seen  so  striking 
a  resemblance  to  it  in  any  portrait,  as  in  the  small 
one  shown  to  me  by  Mr.  Fox.  I  think  it  to  be  an 
excellent  likeness. 

ISAAC    DUPEE. 


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OPINION    OF    MR.    EDMUND    HAY. 

BOSTON,  JAN.UARY,  1849. 

MR.  CHARLES  Fox  has  shown  to  me  a  Portrait  of 
General  Washington,  taken  by  an  artist  named  Ful- 
lerton.  In  my  opinion,  it  bears  a  remarkably  strik- 
ing resemblance  to  Washington,  as  he  appeared  to 
me  when  I  saw  him  in  Boston,  in  the  year  1789.  I 
remember  his  looks  perfectly,  and  can  say  that  I 
think  the  Portrait  is  an  excellent  likeness  of  the 
great  and  good  man. 

EDMUND    HAY. 


34  PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON. 


OPINION    OF    MR.    SAMUEL    PAYSON. 

CHARLESTOWN,  APKIL  1,  1850. 

AFTER  General  Washington  was  inaugurated  as 
President  of  the  United  States,  he  visited  Boston,  in 
the  year  1789.  I  saw  him  at  the  time,  and  well 
remember  his  looks,  and  have  a  vivid  recollection  of 
his  countenance.  The  Portrait  shown  to  me  by  Mr. 
Charles  Fox  I  have  attentively  examined,  and  can 
say  with  truth  that,  in  my  opinion,  it  is  as  good  a 
likeness  of  General  Washington  as  any  that  I  have 
ever  seen. 

SAMUEL    PAYSON. 


PORTRAIT    OF    WASHINGTON.  35 


OPINION    OF    MR.    SAMUEL    ADAMS. 

« 

BOSTON,  JANUARY,  1849. 

WHEN  General  Washington  was  in  Boston,  in 
the  years  1776  and  1789,  I  had  a  good  opportunity 
of  seeing  him;  and  though  I  am  far  advanced  in 
life,  I  distinctly  remember  all  the  circumstances 

• 

connected  with  him  at  the  time.  His  features,  his 
form,  and  his  appearance,  I  can  bring  to  my  mind 
with  great  clearness.  The  Portrait  of  him  by  Ful- 
lerton,  shown  to  me  by  Mr.  Charles  Fox,  I  can  truly 
say  is  a  very  correct  likeness  of  that  illustrious 
person.  I  have  never  seen  a  likeness  that  bore  so 
striking  a  resemblance  to  him,  according  to  the  re- 
membrance I  retain  of  his  looks;  and  the  impression 
he  made  upon  my  memory  will  last  as  long  as  I 
shall  retain  the  exercise  of  the  faculty. 

SAMUEL    ADAMS, 


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i  OPINION    OF    ROBERT    KNOX,    U.    S.    N. 

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*" 

CHARLESTO-WN,  APRIL  13th,  1850. 

THIS  will  certify,  that  I  well  remember  seeing 
General  Washington  when  he  visited  Boston,  in  the 

year   1789,  and  have  a  distinct  recollection  of  his 

J 

features.  The  miniature  shown  me  by  Mr.  Fox,  and 
drawn  by  Fullerton,  corresponds  with  one  I  have  in 
my  possession,  which  was  subscribed  for  by  my 
father,  Thomas  Knox,  of  Boston,  the  same  year,  and 
was  considered  an  exact  likeness  of  the  General  by 
my  father  and  myself. 

ROBERT    KNOX,   U.   S.   N. 

I  fully  concur  in  the  above  statement,  having  seen 
General  Washington  at  the  same  time. 

ANN    KNOX. 

n 

4 

NOTE.  It  seems,  by  Mr.  Knox's  statement,  that  he  has  in  his 
possession  a  copy  of  the  Portrait,  which  was  subscribed  for  by 
his  father.  This  copy  I  have  seen,  and  it  is  a  fac  simile  of  the 
original.  I  have  been  informed  that  there  is  another  copy  in  the 
Historical  Society  of  New  York.  It  is  probable  that  it  was  the 
intention  of  the  artist  to  produce  several  others  for  subscribers, 
but  the  state  of  his  health  prevented  the  accomplishment  of  his 
design,  and  his  death,  shortly  after,  limited  the  number  to  the  only 


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OPINION    OF    MRS.    ANN   HUNTER. 


BOSTON,  FEBRUARY,  1849. 

IN  the  year  1775,  when  General  Washington  was 
on  his  way  to  take  command  of  the  American  troops, 
I  was  in  Marlborough;  and  as  he  passed  through 
that  town,  I  had  a  good  opportunity  of  seeing  him, 
and  had  the  honor  of  a  polite  bow  from  him.  I  saw 
him  again  in  1789,  when  he  visited  Boston,  after  he 
was  chosen  President.  His  countenance  and  whole 
appearance  I  remember  clearly  to  this  day.  The 
Portrait  drawn  by  Fullerton,  shown  to  me  by  Mr. 
Fox,  in  my  opinion  is  an  excellent  likeness  of 
Washington,  and  looks  as  he  did  when  I  saw  him, 
excepting  his  hair  is  dressed  in  a  different  fashion 
from  what  it  was  at  that  time. 

ANN    HUNTER. 


three  bearing  his  name  which,  to  my  knowledge,  are  in  existence. 
The  engraving  presented  in  this  book  is  taken  from  the  original 
Portrait,  as  it  has  been  preserved  in  the  family  from  whom  I 
received  it,  ever  since  the  death  of  Fullerton. 

C,  F. 


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